Show coconut palm of hawaii yields food as well as drink buttons ornaments hawaii has a native skyscraper that stands as an excellent example of a seu self sufficient economy notes a writer in the chicago daily news it contains most of the elements including food drink clothing and scenery that minister to mans physical and aesthetic well being teeing the name of the skyscraper is cocos nuci fera translated from the scientific this means a coconut palm while most of the complexities of modern civilization operate in connection with up to date and progressive commercial life the graceful coconut palm still stands as an interesting contrast to modernity in many eases cases where tall palms line the walks next to the modern buildings of Hono lulus business district the two types of skyscrapers stand side by side the milk and the meat of the inner nut provide food as well as drink hats and other articles of clothing can be fashioned from the trees leaves these fronds can also be woven into thatches tor fir shelters the outer husk of the coconut and oils derived from it can be used as fuel and the earliest hawaiian candle candie was made by stringing kukul nuts on the rib of a coco frond after it has surrendered its beverage and meat the coconut shell can be highly polished and utilized for making dishes bowls and other receptacles today buttons and small ornaments are carved from this material rope woven from coconut fiber found many uses in the olden days when island fishermen made many of their nets and lines in this manner As an important item of 0 island scenery the graceful swaying palm has become a regular trademark trade mark of ha hawaii wall for every nimble looted footed hawaiian lad the section rings that circle the pa palms alms at regular intervals provide an automatic ladder type elevator to the top story of these island skyscrapers |